please, don’t fool around with it. My sainted spouse claimed for years he was “borderline” diabetic. Until one night the blood sugar got out of control, raised his blood pressure thru the roof, ending up in a stroke. Scary stuff. He’s since gotten very good on taking his meds. If you DO need to lose weight, try that before you start the meds because I am not sure there is any going back once you start. Good luck!